Definition of file

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File (n.) A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc..

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File :: File (n.) Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively..
Sinter :: Sinter (n.) Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals..
Coinquination :: Coinquination (n.) Defilement.
Three-square :: Three-square (a.) Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
Quannet :: Quannet (n.) A flat file having the handle at one side, so as to be used like a plane..
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) Same as Defilade.
File :: File (v. t.) To make foul; to defile.
Broach :: Broach (n.) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift..
Impurity :: Impurity (n.) The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.
Drawfiling :: Drawfiling (n.) The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
Filthy :: Filthy (superl.) Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene..
Inquinate :: Inquinate (v. t.) To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul.
Rasp :: Rasp (v. t.) To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder..
Profilist :: Profilist (n.) One who takes profiles.
Affile :: Affile (v. t.) To polish.
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent; guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons..
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
Mould :: Mould (n.) A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts..
Filefish :: Filefish (n.) Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus, Alutera, balistes, and allied genera; -- so called on account of the roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper..
Purification :: Purification (n.) The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement..
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